Tri-City Ledger -

McMullen gets 8 life sentences

Guilty of abusing young boys

July 12, 2018

Barring a successful appeal, Charles 'Chuck' Calvin McMullen will spend the rest of his life in prison after a Santa Rosa County judge sentenced the former law enforcement officer to eight consecutive life terms plus 15 years for sexually abusing four young boys.

McMullen, a former Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff's Office deputy, was working with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement when he was arrested in November, 2016. McMullen worked for FDLE as a supervisor overseeing child sex crimes.

McMullen was originally arrested on two felony counts of sexual assault-battery of a victim under...